Tooth-brush holder.



H. AUSUBEL.

TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. l9l7.

1 ,274, 1 33. Patented July 30, 1918.

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TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Specification of Letter: Patent.

Patented July so, 1918. v

Application med November 5, 1917. Serial mfaooaai.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN AUSUBEL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Tooth- Brush Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tooth-brush holders or'receptacles that areutilized for retaining tooth brushes, while they are not in use, to maintain them in clean sanitary condition. v

The principal object of my invention is to provide a sim le, inexpensive, efficient and improved toot -brush holder for the above mentioned purpose that will occupy but lit tle. surface-space when placed upon a shelf, that when soplaced Wlll be maintained in upright position with its longitudinal axis in vertical position and will cause the air to pass therethrough vertically to maintain the brush in dry sanitary state, that when so placed will maintain all of its sides and. particularly its underside out of contact with the shelf-surface to conduce to cleanliness and effective sanitary ventilation of the brush, and that when so placed will automatically return to normal vertical position, upon its bein accidentally toppled over, in order to at a 1 times insure the efficient and sanitary service of the tooth-brush holder.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

The accom anying drawin shows a gen- Felevation of t e tooth-brush holder.

The tooth-brush holder comprises a bottlelike receptacle 1, of aluminium or other suitable substance, and a cap 2 that threads over the mouth 3 of the receptacle at its upper end 4. Legs 5 secured to the underside, 6 of the receptacle 1 serve to elevate the underside and permit air thereat to pass through perforations 7 thereof, and the air thus entering the rece tacle passes therethrough upwardly and en outwardly therefrom through perforations 8 in the cap 2'. A ring-shaped weight 9 secured to the underside 6 of the receptacle 1 and located between the legs 5 and around the perforations 7 tends normally to retain the receptacle in the upright vertical position shown. And the lower part 10 of the receptacle 1 is so configurated that b and in conjunction wit the weight 9 it will virtue of its form' cause the receptacle, upon being accidentally toppled over, to automatically right itself back tonormal upright vertical position.

When utilizing the tooth brush holder, the brush 11 maybe first dipped into a saline solution or'any other suitable antiseptic fluid, and'then it may be inserted into the receptacle 1 in the manner shown, after which the mouth 3 of the receptacle may be closed by 'means of threading the cap 2 thereover. The tooth-brush holder may be then placed away on a shelf where it will stand on its legs 5 in upright position with its longitudinal axis in vertical position and will occupy but little shelf-space. Its perforated underside 6 will be maintained elevated above the shelf surface and will thereby protect the brush 11 against dust or objectionable contact with any injurious substance, while the air entering the receptacle 1 through the lower perforations 7 and passing out therefrom through the upper perforations 8 in cap 2 will conduce to the effective drying of the brush and maintain it in clean sanitary condition. Should the tooth-brush holder topple over accidentally it will automatically right itself to normal vertical position and thereby continue to maintain all of its sides out of contact with the shelf surface and will retain the toothbrush holder in normal efiiciently operative state. To the handle 12 of brush 11 is preferably secured a wire 13 which may be passed through a slit .14, provided in the receptacle 1 at its mouth 3, upon insertion of the brush within the receptacle, whereby the convenient removal of the brush from said receptacle may be thus facilitated, by graspin the extremity 15 of said wire and therewit withdrawing the brush 11 from the receptacle.

Variations may be resorted to within the scape of the invention.

awing thus described my invention, I claim 1. A tooth brush holder having the combination of a receptacle for the tooth brush, self righting means to retain said receptacle in upright position and to restore it to upright position when caused to fall, the underside of said rece tacle bein perforated for passage of air t erethroug the upper side of the receptacle bein perforated to permit passage of the air t rough said receptacle in a vertical direction, and said underside having legs to permit passage of the air through said former perforations while the receptacle is in upright position.

2. A tooth brush holder having the combination of an elongated receptacle for the tooth brush, the lower part of said receptacle being weighted and configuratcd so as to retain the receptacle in upright position with its longitudinal axis in vertical position and to automatically restore it to vertical position when caused to fall, the underside of said receptacle being perforated for passage of air therethrough, a cap for opening and closing the up er end of said receptacle being perforate to permit passage of air through said receptacle in a vertical direction, and said underside having legs to pe mit passage of'the air through said former perforations while the receptacle is in upright position.

3. A tooth brush holder having the combination of an elongated receptacle for the tooth brush, the lower part of said recepta cle being weighted and configurated so as to 'tion when caused to fall, the underside of said receptacle being perforated for passage of air therethrough, a cap for opening and closing the upper end of said receptacle be ing perforated to. permit passage 'of air through said receptacle in a vertical direction, said underside having legs to permit passage of the air through said former perforations while the receptacle is in upright position, and the upper end of said receptacle having a slit for slipping a wire there-v through to facilitate removal of the tooth brush from the receptacle.

Signed at the city of New York, in the count of Kings, and State of New York, this li th day of October, A. D. 1917.

HERMAN AUSUBEL. Witnesses:

PHILIP MATCH, B. RoMAN. 

